TILIACEAE (Malvacea

 Botanical Name: Aadaiyotti

Scientific Name: TRIUMFETTA RHOMBOIDEA Jacq. Syn: Triumfetta angulate Lam.
Family: TILIACEAE (Malvacea), which has 70 species.
Useful Parts: Leaves, flowers, bark, fruit, and roots. (Whole plant) has medicinal properties.
Other Names: Ottuppullu, Puramutti, and other similar names.
In English, it is known as Burr Bush, Diamond burrbark, Chinese Burr.
In Sanskrit, it's called 'JHINJHARITA,' and in India, 'CHITKI.'
Habitat: Aadaiyotti is a shrub species. It grows in various types of soil and is resistant to drought. It is found in the hills, plains, and marshlands of Tamil Nadu. Its native habitat is not precisely known. It is found in various countries such as Africa, Australia, India, Thailand, South Africa, Canada, Tanzania, Switzerland, Libya, China, Zambia, Pakistan, Madagascar, America, Uganda, and Sri Lanka. It can grow up to about six feet tall. It is a creeping shrub. Its branches are flexible, and its leaves are arranged opposite each other. Leaves are small, about one inch long, and green in color. Its flowers are yellow, some species are white, and others are orange. Flowers bloom in July and January. The flowers are fragrant and attract insects. The fruit ripens at the end of the flower, and it has seeds.
Medicinal Uses: Aadaiyotti has many medicinal properties. It contains tannins and mucilage. It is astringent and demulcent. Its leaves and flowers treat leprosy, and the powder of its leaves treats anemia. It is used in East Africa. Its bark and fresh leaves, when boiled, treat diarrhea. It treats diarrhea and intestinal ulcers. Its roots, when boiled, treat dysentery. In foreign countries, its leaves are used to treat horse colic. When its leaves are boiled and ingested, they help with childbirth. The alkaloids extracted from its roots treat bacterial infections. When its leaves are boiled and ingested, they treat dysentery. In foreign countries, its leaves are made into powder or pills